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Broadcast: Jan 24 2003 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Oakland Raiders are in San Diego, California this week preparing for the National Football League's Super Bowl 37 Sunday at Qualcomm Stadium. Th

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Written by Jill Moss (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Barbara Klein. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a writer who helped influence modern culture. Her name was Susan Sontag. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Sus

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By Parke Brewer Phoenix 01 February 2008 The National Football League continues to try to grow the popularity of its sport outside the United States. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Phoenix that the league has announced that team owners h

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 April 2007 Young people attending the First U.N. Global Road Safety Week say road accidents can be greatly reduced if young people are involved and given a voice in decision-making. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA that about 40

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By Alan Silverman Hollywood 11 June 2007 A new animated family film dips into the high thrills world of 'big wave' surfing; but these athletes are not the usual tanned, muscular icons of the beach. They are penguins. Surfing penguins. Alan Silverman

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By Lisa Ferdinando Miami 25 July 2006 Healthcare professionals are in Miami for a two-day conference on HIV/AIDS and the Latino population. Erik Estrada Latino actor Erik Estrada was a guest speaker at the 2006 National Conference on Latinos and AID

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington 27 June 2007 With studies showing that a growing number of children are exposed to graphic violence on television, U.S. lawmakers are considering tighter regulations on media content. But the effort faces opposition f

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By Cathy Majtenyi Bujumbura 25 April 2006 Africa Malaria Day, which falls on April 25, in part commemorates the many African countries offering a new drug treatment to fight the scourge of widespread

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The northeastern Spanish city of Zaragoza is hosting an international water fair to highlight the importance of this vital and increasingly threatened resource. Spain is no stranger to water scarcity. The country is juggling competing demands of urb

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President Barack Obama has now reached the halfway mark in his first 100 days in office, a traditional benchmark when new presidents are evaluated on their progress. Mr. Obama has laid out an ambitious agenda that has focused on reviving the weak U.

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: If you're a fan of sketch comedy, then you very likely know the name Jordan Peele, along with his partner Keegan-Michael Key. He wrote and performed in the show Key And Peele that ran for five seasons on Comedy Central and earned

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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: A few years ago, Laura Kipnis, a tenured professor at Northwestern, published an essay in The Chronicle of Higher Education. In it, she argued that the rules governing sexual relationships between students and professors

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JUDY WOODRUFF: The National Football League has been hit hard by controversial headlines recently, but TV ratings on game day haven't suffered yet. Yesterday, after the action finished on the field, the federal Drug Enforcement Administration launche

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New Zealand inflation is up by 5% for the year ending September 30th. This is the highest increase for 18 years, but Australia is reporting the same increase. The Governor of the New Zealand Reserve Bank has to keep inflation between 1% and 3% so thi

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By Ernest Leong Washington 28 November 2007 The days are getting shorter, and colder in the northern hemisphere. Some worry about the ice and snow that is likely to come. But for many sports fans in the United States, this is ideal football weather.

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 March 2007 Los Angeles has hundreds of street gangs that lure inner-city youngsters into lives of crime. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, the problem goes back many decades, but local officials say they are finally ma

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 February 2007 International law enforcement authorities now meeting in Los Angeles say the problem of violent street gangs crosses borders. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan reports, officials from Canada, Mexico, and Central A

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By Arash Arabasadi Washington 05 September 2007 For many, sports are recreational fun; a way to pass the time. But for the few both lucky and good enough to compete as adults, sports can be the gateway to a lucrative career playing at the professiona

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By Lisa Ferdinando Washington 05 November 2009 Senator Carl Levin The U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Thursday tackled the problems posed by shell companies, or companies with hidden ownership. The panel heard

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